MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s government on Saturday moved to discourage the formation of caravans by Venezuelan migrants, saying any who do will not be eligible to enter the United States under a new humanitarian scheme announced this week. Under a …
Raleigh shooting emergency callers tell of bodies, screams and gunshots
(Reuters) – Distressed callers who dialed 911 as a deadly shooting unfolded in Raleigh, North Carolina, last week described chilling scenes of bleeding bodies lying on the ground, screams and gunshots ringing out in a quiet neighborhood. Recordings of …
Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock trade blows in Georgia U.S. Senate debate
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker sparred over a range of issues from abortion and policing to personal integrity on Friday, as a key Georgia contest that could help …
Zelenskiy: Ukraine troops hold key town, Russia firing more missiles
By David Ljunggren (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops are still holding the strategic eastern town of Bakhmut despite repeated Russian attacks while the situation in the Donbas region remains very difficult, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. Ze…
Videos show smoke rising from Tehran’s Evin prison, shots heard
DUBAI (Reuters) -Online Iranian videos appeared to show smoke rising on Saturday from Tehran’s Evin prison, which holds political prisoners, as shots and an alarm could be heard. There was no immediate comment from Iranian officials or reports from sta…
Turkish mine blast death toll rises to 41 – Erdogan
By Mert Ozkan BARTIN, Turkey (Reuters) -The death toll after an explosion in a coal mine in Turkey’s northern Bartin province on Friday has reached 41, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. Earlier, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said 58…
Slovakia could treat killings outside gay bar as terrorism, prosecutor says
By Robert Muller and Jason Hovet (Reuters) -Slovakia could treat the killing of two people outside a well-known gay bar in the capital Bratislava as an act of terrorism, a top prosecutor said on Friday, as investigators looked deeper into the shooting …
Soccer-Man United’s Greenwood charged with attempted rape, assault
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -British prosecutors said on Saturday Manchester United soccer player Mason Greenwood had been charged with attempted rape, controlling behaviour and assault. The 21-year-old was arrested in January after social media imag…
Musk: will keep funding Starlink for Ukraine, cites need for ‘good deeds’
(Reuters) – Elon Musk said on Saturday his rocket company SpaceX would continue to fund its Starlink internet service in Ukraine, citing the need for “good deeds,” a day after he said it could no longer afford to do so. Musk tweeted: “the hell with it …
One dead in flash floods on the Greek island of Crete
ATHENS (Reuters) – A man died and a woman was missing after their car was carried away in flash floods which hit the north coast of the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, Greek authorities said. The Greek fire brigade said they recovered the man from a…